AQW 28960/17-22 Written question to the Minister of Health
To ask the Minister of Health, pursuant to AQW 27715/17-22, to detail (i) the number of registered childminders at the end of each of the last five years; and (ii) the number of childcare places this equates to.
Asked by Claire Sugden MLA on 31 January 2022
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 31 January 2022
- Answer due by
- 15 February 2022
- Answered
- 7 February 20227 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Health
- Priority question
- No
Answer
The numbers of registered childminders and the associated childcare places for each of the past five years are as follows:
| Sector | Mar-17 | Mar-18 | Mar-19 | Mar-20 | Mar-21 |
| Childminder | 3098 | 2871 | 2714 | 2613 | 2488 |
| Places | 17,711 | 16,761 | 15,979 | 15,563 | 14,710 |
This information is publically available at https://www.health-ni.gov.uk/publications/childrens-social-care-statistics-northern-ireland-202021.